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Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022 BACKGROUNDAND OBJECTIVE: Radical hysterectomy remains to be the first surgery for early-stage cervical and selected stage 2 endometrial carcinoma. Functional disorders of the lower urinary tract are the foremost common complications following radical ...
Jimmy A. Billod
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The Comparative Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin-A Injection Therapy Versus Augmentation Uretero-Enterocystoplasty for the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2023 Purpose We investigated the effectiveness of intravesical botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injection therapy in patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) and upper urinary tract (UUT) deterioration and evaluated whether BTX-A injection therapy could ...
Xuesheng Wang, Zhonghan Zhou, Limin Liao
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV) are the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction. More severe forms are detected early in pregnancy (mainly type I), while other forms are usually discovered later in childhood when investigating lower urinary ...
Chiara Pellegrino +10 more
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Spinal cord stimulation for the restoration of bladder function after spinal cord injury
Healthcare Technology Letters, 2020 Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in the inability to empty the bladder voluntarily, and neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) and detrusor sphincter dyssynergia (DSD) negatively impact both the health and quality of life of persons with SCI.
Casey J. Steadman, Warren M. Grill
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Hypoxia-Induced HIF-1α Expression Promotes Neurogenic Bladder Fibrosis via EMT and Pyroptosis
Cells, 2022 Background: Neurogenic bladder (NB) patients exhibit varying degrees of bladder fibrosis, and the thickening and hardening of the bladder wall induced by fibrosis will further affect bladder function and cause renal failure.
Qi Li +10 more
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Posterior Urethral Valves with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Perspective on Urodynamics
Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2021 Background Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTs) are common in young boys with posterior urethral valves (PUVs). It is crucial to investigate the characteristics of PUV patients with and without LUTs after valve ablation.
Liang-Feng Tang +5 more
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NMDAR in bladder smooth muscle is not a pharmacotherapy target for overactive bladder in mice [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition that affects a significant patient population. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) has a role in developing bladder overactivity, pharmacological inhibition of which inhibits bladder overactivity.
Xiang Xie +8 more
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Comparative study on the clinical effect of preparing neobladder with different lengths of ileum
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between orthotopic U-shaped ileal neobladder volume and bladder function. To investigate the correlation between the volume of the radical cystectomy and the U-shaped ileal neobladder in situ and the function of ...
Bin Zheng +5 more
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Journal of Men's Health, 2022 Background: Traditional Activity-based Training (ABT) and novel Robotic Locomotor Training (RLT) demonstrate promising results for reducing secondary complications associated with SCI, including bladder dysfunction. However, there is a need for increased
Claire Shackleton +4 more
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Non-invasive Neuromodulation of Spinal Cord Restores Lower Urinary Tract Function After Paralysis
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018 It is commonly assumed that restoration of locomotion is the ultimate goal after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, lower urinary tract (LUT) dysfunction is universal among SCI patients and significantly impacts their health and quality of life ...
Parag N. Gad +13 more
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